Frith Prescribing Guidelines for People With Intellectual Disability

People with intellectual disability are more likely to experience mental health difficulties, and their treatment responses may differ from those in the general population. This book, written by leading clinical practitioners from around the world, provides comprehensive guidance on prescribing for people with intellectual disability, as well as general information on their clinical care. The guidelines have been conceived and developed by clinicians working in intellectual disability services. Combining the latest evidence and expert opinion, they provide a consensus approach to prescribing as part of a holistic package of care, and include numerous case examples and scenarios. Now in its fourth edition, this update reflects the changes in prescribing practice; it places emphasis on clinical scenarios and case examples and includes input from service users and their families. This is a practical guide for busy clinicians, and a valuable reference for all primary and secondary healthcare professionals.

Dr David Branford is an Independent Pharmacy Consultant in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. He was previously Chairman of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, as well as Chairman of the UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group. His advice on medication use in Intellectual Disability has proven invaluable to many governmental and NHS organisations.

'Professor Satheesh Kumar Gangadharan is a Consultant Psychiatrist and former Medical Director at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. He also holds academic posts as an Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester and Visiting Professor at Loughborough University. He has published extensively in the area of intellectual disability.'

Dr Mary Barrett is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, as well as a Specialist Advisor for LTFT Training at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She was past chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, where she led on the 2022 Learning Disability Higher Training Curriculum rewrite.

Professor Regi Alexander is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. He holds other posts as Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire, Course Director of the National Autism Training Programme at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and President of the Intellectual Disability Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine.